A Friend and Family I am in Debt to

It is a blessing to have a great friend.  I met Kristie at my favorite college (yes I have a favorite, I went to three colleges and even two beauty institutes, I graduated people...well atleast the beauty institute...another story for another day....but there is a favorite and it was the smallest of those, Florida College) After this lil college, I needed a place to stay in order to afford the University of South Florida. Kristie, the sweetest gal that she is AND her most gracious family allowed me to stay with them for a year.  To open a home to someone is no small feat, and at the time my little pea brain was only as thankful as I could be in my most selfish way but really, it was a HUGE blessing. Her mother, Kim, became one of my favorite people in this world that we live in and I learned so much from their family, sadly I could not to spit a tune in a bucket, they would all sing except me who would just bob my head with what I thought was the beat.  I will never forget, nor will I ever lose the gratitude to the blessing of living there for the year I did. So much I learned from the entire family. Had it not been for Kristie, I would have never had this opportunity. I love them and always will. If they hadn't opened their home, I wouldn't have the chance to try my hand at majoring in Fine Arts at USF. One step that brought me closer to the pictures below.  I could write a novel on the great memories with Kristie in college and after and our friends extended. What a blessing to see her family grow!!!! Here are their pictures with the visit home. Kris, totally wish you were back in Florida!!!!!! :) Love you guys! ALSO weather was dreary but we just missed the rain, so glad they chanced it and came all the way to St. Pete anyway!